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INAO partner of the international conference dedicated to global perspectives on geographical indications

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) are organizing an international conference entitled "Global Perspectives on Geographical Indications" at Montpellier Agropolis, from July 5 to 8. INAO is a partner of this conference.

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This major event will bring together 150 researchers, national and regional public authorities, producers and international development organizations to debate current international issues concerning geographical indications (GIs) worldwide.

While the recognition of new GIs has multiplied in many countries over the last two decades, the Geneva Agreement - which revitalized and renewed the international system of GI registration and protection within WIPO - has recently entered into force, and free trade agreements including GI provisions have multiplied, this symposium proposes to draw lessons from implemented experiences and to offer, through exchanges, new perspectives and sources of inspiration.

Field visits will highlight GIs from the Occitanie region: IGP Vins de Pays d'Oc, AOP Oignon doux des Cévennes, AOP Taureau de Camargue.

Exploring the wide diversity of GI issues

In order to highlight the dynamism of GIs and enable the various players to understand their many dimensions, the conference will cover a wide range of topics: nature and legal definition, public and private management, consumer welfare, sustainable development, including social dimensions and protection of biodiversity and the environment, competition policies, technical innovation and terroir effect, participation and empowerment of local stakeholders...

Interventions by INAO experts during the conference

INAO is a partner of this international conference. Representatives from INAO's Legal and International Department and Territories and Delimitation Department will offer presentations and lead debates:

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 from 2pm to 4pm - theme "International GI protection mechanism"

Articulation and gradation of protection regimes stemming from EU/Third country bilateral agreements and public international law: a challenge for the international protection of GIs, presented by Alexandre LEVY, international affairs deputy at INAO's Legal and International Department.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from 2pm to 4pm - "Link to origin: environmental and climate change issues"

The issue of geographical indications in the face of climate change in France, presented by Gilles FLUTET, head of the territories and delimitation department at INAO

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About the organizers

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)develops in-depth knowledge on GIs and provides advice and technical assistance to countries to protect their GIs as a tool for the development of sustainable agriculture and food systems to achieve sustainable development goals.

The Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) conducts research, organizes training and provides technical assistance on GIs in Africa, Asia and South America, on setting up the legal and institutional framework, product identification and selection, drafting specifications, the role of collective producers' organizations, control mechanisms, market access, or impact assessment.

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